Top 10 world news: Russia ready to continue talks with US, Japan lifts Covid emergency, and more
Top 10 World news
Just a day after his much-awaited meetingwithUS President,Joe Biden, at Geneva, the Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, says that Russia is ready to continue dialogue with the USif Washington is also willing. According to him, Russia is only willing to continue this dialogue to the same extent as the American side. In other news, following China's crack-down atHong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily's office, United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accusedChina of using its security legislation to "target dissenting voices" in Hong Kong. Reportedly, around 500 police officers, swooped down on the tabloid's officemaking arrests and went through computers, and seized journalistic material.
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Almost a day after the meeting between US PresidentJoe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Russian President,has said his government is ready to continue the dialogue with the US if the other side agrees.
After police officers swooped-in on the offices ofHong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily's office,United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raabaccused China of using security legislation to "target dissenting voices" in Hong Kong.
Atleast 23 casualties were borne by afghani Forces during a clearing operation in the Dawlat Abad district after fighting broke out between them and the Taliban.
A day after Russian PresidentVladimir PutinmetUS President Joe Biden at a summit in Geneva, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine joining NATO would be a "red line" forMoscow.
One month ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's government hasapproved thelifting of Tokyo's virus emergency but set new restrictions that could sharply limit fans at Games events.
Due to the country'senvironmental and transparency drawbacks, the World Bank has deniedEl Salvador's requests, for help inbitcoinimplementation.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oliwrites a letter to the Supreme Court with 18 points defending his dissolution of parliament. He says thatgovernment formation is a political process and it cannot be decided by the Supreme Court.
Osama Bin Laden, the 9/11 attacks mastermind'sniecewas seen waving banners that said "Trump Won" during the recent Biden-Putin meeting in Geneva. Shebelieves the former president won the US election 2020, notJoe Biden, and wants the former reality TV star to return to the White House.
A Spanish court has sentenced Albert S.Gdubbed the "cannibalof Ventas" to 15 years and five months in prison after finding him guilty of strangling his mother and then eating her.
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